Wheel-hub and bearing



J. R. ADAMS. WHEEL HUB AND BEARING. APPLscATfoN msn APR. so, 1919.

fl M65 Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

lie pievisieii ei inj he 'ef'lieel eelueiecl bearing imei; of lie Wlieel wie nevel zezituies 'Haitian ei 'elements 'and whim me following specilea'ien i pM-ic'ulefiy iii *ehe claim ills u lengiludiiml seegie improved wheel and mits a i'f'ansveiee seciieiml am iemeifecl.

ieli is ai'mmgecl #che im'- vFading the upper fela- Z the detachable .er cap 8. The ',aeiul eey bemin@ part 7 *ne lie Suppoit 5 aoifls adequee "lie lneiuing and 'he cap secured iii pesiioi by l Specification of Letei's fa'tein.

communication with the bore S e@ passa iaxle lil will ne more' peispeeive 'View ei the ve in d eail,

the. eedy oi" @they supporting mite generally by the The ieimiiiiil of axle 10 is mouneil in 'lle here ef the bearing G and is piefeialily o siieli exceinzil Lliiinle'ei' as to obtain suli ient fido-i011 by Conta@ Wiii Llie inmisu ei" iiie bearing' Le maintain *alle axle against rotary mm'ement. The terminal of :mile piejecis beyond alle beaming end. ieceiveil within i'he bere ll 0i the wheel heb A rim of which may er may 110; be with e. iia'nge, according i0 ilse i lie Wheel is ze be applieil. The here il is elosed by en eed viali an ilegizil pari. o" the "wheel lull? ing longitudinal movement ei a sli; i'eleiion 'ilieieio and the bedy ei `1 formed wili in iiiiemal lubricant eem-f ing elizimbei' 14; of annular 'omi and limi 3 5 iii'ough which the lubiieant eeiiiainea in the chamber is eondueed te 'lie lime-mid distributed upen the beafiiig surface of lie A illing opening i6 is eeiii'enieiitljgr located iii izlie side will of he elmmbef 19 of the iizuige which lies in a, radial elaine.

of *die bearing is ermed in vits iene? edge Witii a relatively narrow gmwereoeiving a pecking icing 2l of yieldnble absoibent material designed to maintain the adjaeent portion 01 die bearing in an effectively lubrieated conflit-ion and also to pievenithe escape of he lubricating fluid liereiiom.

The inner ermiiial of 'the hub i2 is formed with im exensieii 22 brriiiiifge upon ies iiiiiei sui-fece, a eentinuziieii ff/lie of the bore ll-'aiifl arranged eeneeitiieaiy theiewih. The' germimil of lie extension is formed with :i eireuleij flange received within the Aguve 22 the bearing 6, the gasket or @asking ring :El having Contact with the .body/parof the extension inermediate the flange 'and the hub i2. ,l The companion eeaiiiig memlieis 'Z' and [i inwarelly of the ciiculzu groove er eliamiel 2.0 are formeel with registering'.@moves 13e-1 eeiving e suiplement-iry'peeiiingiiiig Qi @.leo eonsliueed of yielclalvle -abseirlien eier tei'izil and efiepied mi prei/eee i l;

lzllnieant by its leakage inwardly through the bore of the bearing 6.

lln the actual application of the invention to a ear body or other wheel mounted vehicle the greater portion of the weight of such ,fehifsle Supported upon the axle l() and is traneniitted thereby to the wheels l2, the end walls 13 of the bores of the wheel hubs limiting the longitudinal movement of the axle and preventing displacement thereofv However, a portion of the Weight of tlf-.e vehicle is supported by the iange exteuaiwie 22 bearing within the flanged terminale .5,8 of the bearing (l but the principal function ot' the extensions and flanges is to limit the axial thrust of the wheels and to maintain the latter in proper position with relation to the car truck or body. The lubricant contained in the chamber 14 finds its way upon the bearing surfaces of the wheel hub and axle through the passages l5,

' an adequate sup ply ot' lubricant being main-- tained in the chamber by introduction through the lling opening 16.

what I claim is:

The combination with a split bearing having an ,annular interior bearing hannel, and an axle 'ournaled in the bearing,'a traction wheel ormed with a hollow hub and having an axle socket portion for receiving the outer end of the axle, and Withan annular bearing rib rotatably engaging in the channel, the outer end of the hub being integral with the socket portion to' close the latter and provide an abutment Wall for the outer extremity of the axle.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature hereto.

JAMES ROY ADAMS. 

